湘军成军之时，清政府财政已濒于崩溃，户部也失去了对各地军事力量的响需供应能力。湘军又非国家经制兵，户都不能把它的军需作为正常开支，始终列入专项，拨发数量微乎其微，湘军响项等于全靠自筹。胡林翼抚鄂之前，湘军几乎全靠湖南一省供给，而该省又较贫弱，切需也日趋紧 When the Hunan army became its army, the Qing government’s finances were on the verge of collapse, and the ministry also lost its ability to supply the military forces in various places. Since the Hunan army is not a state warlord, every household can not regard its military needs as its normal expenditure and has always included it in special projects. Prior to Hu-Yu-Yi’s striving E’Eh Province, the Hunan army was supplied almost exclusively from one province in Hunan Province, which in turn became weaker